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Westside High School (Omaha)

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Westside High School
Front view of the Westside campus
Location
Map
8701 Pacific St.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114-5298
Information
TypePublic
Established1951
PrincipalJay Dostal
Faculty132.57 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,106 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.89[1]
Color(s)     
Team nameWarriors
Websitehttp://whs.westside66.org/

Westside High School is the only high school of the Westside Community Schools district (also known as District 66 to local residents) of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

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Student life

Modular schedule system

Westside has used a modular schedule since 1967. Each module, or "mod" (as known colloquially among WHS students), is either a 20 or 40-minute period used for classes or independent study time in an instructional materials center (IMC). This allows freedom in scheduling as classes can be 40, 60, or 80 minutes long, as needed for one-to-one, small group, large group, and laboratory instruction. Classes are taught in a similar format to many universities; students typically meet a large group lecture once per week and have small group recitations throughout the week. An average student has at least one or two open mods per day, to be used for studying, interacting with teachers, eating lunch, or socializing. Students who have met specific requirements are eligible to apply for a pass that allows them to leave the building during open mods.[2]

Supreme Court case

In 1985, Westside Senior Bridget Mergens was denied the ability to create an after-school Christian Bible club. The principal at the time rejected the idea since he said a religious club violated the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. In addition, the club lacked a school sponsor that was required when forming a club. Mergens argued that the district's decision was in violation of the federal Equal Access Act requiring that groups seeking to express messages containing “religious, political, philosophical, or other content” not be denied the ability to form clubs. The case was initially ruled in favor of the school by the District Court, being over turned in the Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court granted Westside certiorari, following appeal.[3][4]

In 1990, Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens was heard by the Supreme Court. In an 8–1 decision, the court said that since the club did not study school curriculum, it was permitted under the Equal Access Act.[5][6] Supreme Court of the United States decided in favour of Mergens in Westside School District v. Mergens saying that in distinguishing between "curriculum" and "noncurriculum student groups," the Court held that since Westside permitted other noncurricular clubs, it was prohibited under the Equal Access Act from denying equal access to any after-school club based on the content of its speech. The proposed Christian club would be a noncurriculum group since no other course required students to become its members, its subject matter would not actually be taught in classes, it did not concern the school's cumulative body of courses, and its members would not receive academic credit for their participation.[7] The Court added that the Equal Access Act was constitutional because it served an overriding secular purpose by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of philosophical, political, or other types of speech. As such, the Act protected the Christian club's formation even if its members engaged in religious discussions.[8][9]

Extracurricular activities

Westside athletic teams have won the following state championships.

State championships[10]
Season Sport Number of championships Year
Fall Football 6 1961, 1981, 1982, 2020, 2022, 2023[11]
Tennis, boys' 4 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983
Golf, girls' 1 1990
Winter Wrestling 2 1976, 1977
Basketball, girls' 3 1999, 2015, 2018
Basketball, boys' 1 1980
Swimming, boys' 23 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006
Swimming, girls' 13 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2012,2023
Spring Golf, boys' 5 1959, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1989
Track and field, boys' 2 1967, 1975
Soccer, boys' 2 1998, 2004
Tennis, girls' 17 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014
Baseball[12] 8 1972, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015
Total 82

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Westside High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Modular Schedule – Bell Schedule | Westside High School". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens By and Through Mergens". Oyez Project. Chicago-Kent College of Law. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. ^ "U.S. Reports: Westside Community BD. of ED. v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990)". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ^ Tauber, Alan. "Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v. Mergens". www.mtsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  6. ^ "BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (Dist. 66), et al., Petitioners v. Bridget C. MERGENS, By and Through Her Next Friend, Daniel N. MERGENS, et al". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  7. ^ "Bd. of Educ. v. Mergens | Case Brief for Law School | LexisNexis". Community. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  8. ^ Russo, Charles (2016-01-01). "'Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens' at Twenty-Five: An Update on the Equal Access Act". Religion & Education. 43 (1).
  9. ^ Morrell, Scot. "Recent Developments: Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v. Mergens: Equal Access Act Allowing a High School Student Religious Group to Meet on School Premises during Noninstructional Time Does Not Violate the Establishment Clause". University of Baltimore Law Forum.
  10. ^ "Nebraska School Activities Association" (English). Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  11. ^ Collier, Clayton. "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  12. ^ "NSAA Baseball State Championship History". nsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  13. ^ "High school reunion". The World from PRX. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  14. ^ "Brad Ashford". Houghton Bradford Whitted. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  15. ^ "Athletic Hall of Fame". Westside Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  16. ^ "Todd Fink - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  17. ^ Rendell, Aren. "Q&A with Governor of Nebraska and Westside alum Pete Ricketts". Westside Wired. Retrieved 2021-07-13.

External links

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